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Comment by diannep on April 19, 2014 at 9:01am

Good Morning All !

Comment by CatMom509 on April 19, 2014 at 4:13am

Hey everyone, I want to give you a "HEADS UP" to be prepared to receive calls from your SRs this weekend!  The call will show up as "847", "Pay Phone", or "Government" or anything else that may be unfamiliar.  If it is a sales call, just politely tell them "No, thank you."

During this time in Boot Camp, please keep your cell phones charged, ready, and with you all the time---upstairs, downstairs, out in the backyard, in the bathroom, out to get the mail, of course, out on errands.  If you are going to a loud restaurant or a movie theater, remember to put it on "vibrate" and put in your pocket or some place you can feel it.  They can call during the week or weekend, so just be prepared:  6:00 am - 6:00 pm (West Coast); 8:00 am - 8:00 pm (Great Lakes time); 9:00 am - 9:00 pm (East Coast).

Some who don't receive calls may be because their SR was on watch.  If you know you are going to be in an area with no reception, you can record a message to your SR encouraging them~~

Comment by Craig on April 19, 2014 at 12:49am

*** Basic info that you'll need to understand ***

Welcome PIR Group 6/6.... Woo-hoo!!!
For this Training Group (TG-30) we have divisions 
"189 thru 194, & 930"

TG-30 means you’re in the 30th week of starting boot camp training which begins every fiscal year. Government years begin in October which is called fiscal years.

Divisions 189 & 190 = Ship 3 (USS Hopper)

Divisions 191 & 192 = Ship ?  (USS ???)  Let me know...

Divisions 193 & 194 = Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge)
Division 930 = Ship 2 (USS Reuben James)

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~ Understanding the Ships ~

A "ship" at boot camp is truly just a building. They call it a ship just to get the newbies to start using that word. 

- Each ship (building) has their own name. For example, USS Triton (ship-12), USS Reuben James (ship-2), or maybe the USS Kearsarge (ship-11)

- Each ship has 3 floors. 

- On each floor they have 4 divisions. So you have 3 floors x 4 divisions = 12 divisions per ship. 

Comment by Craig on April 19, 2014 at 12:46am

- Each division has ~88 recruits, so you have 88 recruits x 12 division = 1056 recruits per ship. However, during the surge months, they can easily move walls and have ~84 recruits x 18 division = 1512 recruits per ship. 

- What people get messed up on is they think each ship graduates (PIR) on the same date. It doesn't. One a few divisions will graduate. You can a couple divisions from USS Triton Ship-12, a couple from USS Arizona Ship 14, maybe 4 divisions the USS Kearsarge Ship 11, and maybe four divisions from the USS Chicago Ship 7. So at PIR (graduation) many ships are represented.

Attached is what the ships look like. All ships are exactly the same since they were contracted at the same time. These pictures are of the USS Triton Ship-12:

You will see:
The Galley (chow hall) and Training rooms are in the left building, the center is the Quarter Deck, and the right is the sleeping Compartments.

The overall picture of the sleeping compartment.

At the end of the building, right in the middle, is where your recruits will normally enter the building. If they are in a group of 10 or less they will enter the building through the Quarterdeck. There are two divisions per side, so 4 divisions per floor. There are 3 floors. So you have 4 x 3 = 12 divisions per ship.

What are the divisions?
Here is the complete way things work...

Each fiscal year begins Oct 1st. So if your future sailor is placed in the very 1st boot camp division in October their division would be 001. You will see ~10 divisions per week going through boot camp. The numbers vary by the needs of the Navy. Some weeks have no divisions. You won’t see any for 12/20 and 12/27 2013. 

For example:
The last division for FY-13 was:
TG-52 (which means they started boot camp the last week of September, the 52nd week of boot camp).
Divisions 421 thru 430, 952. Division #430 was the very last division for FY-13, and division 952 was the last performance division (band, choir, sticks, body snatchers) for FY-13.
There PIR date is Nov 8th 2013.

Comment by Craig on April 19, 2014 at 12:45am

The very 1st division for FY-14 is:
TG-01 (which means they started boot camp the very 1st week of October).

Divisions 001 thru 011, 901. Division #001 was the very first division for FY-14, and division 901 is the first performance division (band, choir, sticks, body snatchers) for FY-14. Their PIR date is Nov 15th 2013.

fyi sticks = the guys that hold the flags,

body snatchers = are the guys that quickly get the sailors that might or have fainted off the PIR graduation floor and bring them to the back room. There is always someone that the body snatchers will remove.

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Division 001 thru ??? (usually up to 400's) are the regular (future) sailor going through boot camp. 
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Division 801 thru ???. These are the Special Ops (SPEC-OPS) guys. They go up each number as we need Special Ops guys. Some weeks you don't have any 800's division, some weeks you might have two divisions. They are random based on the needs of the Navy. They start with 801, and the numbers click one up as SPEC-OPS divisions are needed. 
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Division 901 thru 952 is the performance division (Drill, Choir, Band, Body Snatcher). They have one each week starting at the fiscal year (October). Sometimes they double up the 900's division due to holidays...
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Division 2341 - RCU (Recruit Care Unit) for those that have medical problems, and need to heal.
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Division 2347 - This division is for those  that have failed the PFA by less than 1 minute. 
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Division 2381 - This division is for those that have failed any portion of the swim test. 
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Division 2444 - This division is for those that have failed the PFA by more than 1 minute. 
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Lastly Ship 5 - This group doesn't actually have a division number but they are still a division. They are the ones that are being discharged from the Navy....
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Hope this helps...  Does it make sense?

Craig
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Comment by diannep on April 18, 2014 at 11:08pm

Be sure to read through the PAGES link below for lots of info:

http://navyformoms.com/group/pir06062014/page/page/list

Comment by AZBmom PIR6/6/14 on April 18, 2014 at 10:36pm

PIR letter came! Now to make plans. So excited for my SR!

Comment by diannep on April 18, 2014 at 10:32pm

zestmom:  Sarge has a MeetandGreet the night before PIR for all families of graduating sailors.  It is at the Sundance Saloon, which is about 4-5 miles from RTC.  The part it is in is closed to the public, so kids are welcome too!  It is free to everyone, but since he and his wife fund this each week out of their own pockets, they are happy to accept any donations any want to offer.  He is full of great info for PIR weekend....he also has a shuttle (taxi) service for those needing a ride from the airport/to the airport, to/from PIR, etc. 

Comment by diannep on April 18, 2014 at 10:29pm

Try the Navy Lodge over the Navy Gateway Inn (which is located on A School base).  Navy Lodge is about a mile from RTC, in the housing area.  You book in your SR's name if you do not have military ID yourself. 

For those sailors going to A School in GL, if you stay at Navy Gateway, they will have to get a "chit" when they move over there in order to visit you at the hotel.  Normally the students are not allowed at the hotel. 

Comment by Lag on April 18, 2014 at 6:26pm

Zest mom, I just made flight and hotel reservations. Frontier airline was the cheapest, and we got full refundable tickets.  As far as hotel reservations, if you stay at the Navy Gateway inn and suites you have to call to make reservations; however, a background check is required, so it's important to get the paper and start process.  

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